U.S. Pro Tennis Championships draws, 1946–1967

The U.S. Pro Tennis Championships were played each year from 1927 to 1999 (except 1944). Up to 1967, before the start of the "Open Era", this tournament was regarded as part of the professional grand slam. In 1963 the tournament failed financially but was revived in Boston without a break.

After World War II Bobby Riggs, Pancho Segura and Pancho Gonzales won the Championships multiple times. Into the 1960s, the most frequent winners were Rod Laver and Ken Rosewall.

1946

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Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
  Bobby Riggs 6 6 6
  Jack March 2 3 3   Bobby Riggs 6 9 6 6
  John Faunce 6 9 6   John Faunce 1 11 3 3
  Jack Jossi 4 7 1   Bobby Riggs 6 6 6
  Wayne Sabin 4 7 6 6 6   Wayne Sabin 1 3 4
  Bill Tilden 6 9 1 1 0   Wayne Sabin 7 7 7
  Fred Perry 6 6 6   Fred Perry 5 5 5
  Frank Goeltz 2 3 2   Bobby Riggs 6 6 6
  Welby Van Horn 6 6 4 6   Don Budge 3 1 1
  John Nogrady 3 3 6 0   Welby Van Horn 6 6 3 6 4
  Frank Kovacs 10 4 11 10   Frank Kovacs 1 1 6 8 6
  Vincent Richards 8 6 9 8   Frank Kovacs 8 2 2
  Carl Earn 7 6 4 6   Don Budge 10 6 6
  Gene Mako 5 4 6 3   Carl Earn 4 3 1
  Don Budge 6 6 6   Don Budge 6 6 6
  John Howard 0 2 4

1947

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Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
  Don Budge 6 6 6
  Jimmy Adler 1 0 1   Don Budge 6 6 6
  Wayne Sabin 7 6 6   Wayne Sabin 2 3 4
  Al Doyle 5 2 2   Don Budge 7 6 4 6
  Fred Perry 6 6 6   Welby Van Horn 5 3 6 3
  John Nogrady 3 1 4   Fred Perry 12 2 4
  Welby Van Horn 6 6 6   Welby Van Horn 14 6 6
  William C. Crosby 3 4 4   Don Budge 6 3 8 6 3
  Bobby Riggs 6 6 6   Bobby Riggs 3 6 10 4 6
  Martin Buxby 1 1 1   Bobby Riggs 6 6 6
  Elwood Cooke 6 6 6   Elwood Cooke 4 1 2
  Jack Jossi 2 1 2   Bobby Riggs 6 6 6
  Frank Kovacs 6 6 6   Frank Kovacs 3 3 4
  Jack March 2 3 2   Frank Kovacs 6 6 6
  John Faunce 6 6 6   John Faunce 2 2 2
  Robert Stubbs 2 2 4

1948

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Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
  Bobby Riggs 6 6 6
  Richard Van den Bosch 0 1 3   Bobby Riggs 6 4 6 6
  Elwood Cooke 12 4 6 10   Elwood Cooke 4 6 3 0
  Pierre Pellizza 10 6 1 8   Bobby Riggs 6 6 7
  Frank Kovacs 6 6 6   Frank Kovacs 3 2 5
  Robert Harman 3 2 0   Frank Kovacs 3 3 6 6 6
  Pancho Segura 6 6 6   Pancho Segura 6 6 4 3 3
  Carl Earn 4 0 3   Bobby Riggs 12 2 6 3
  Jack Kramer 6 6 6   Jack Kramer 14 6 3 6
  Robert Stubbs 1 0 2   Jack Kramer 3 16 4 8 6
  Welby Van Horn 6 3 6 6   Welby Van Horn 6 14 6 6 4
  John Nogrady 1 6 1 1   Jack Kramer 6 8 3 6 6
  Don Budge 6 6 6   Don Budge 4 10 6 4 0
  Jimmy Adler 0 0 1   Don Budge 4 6 6 6
  Dinny Pails 3 6 6 6   Dinny Pails 6 2 3 3
  Wayne Sabin 6 3 3 4

1949

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Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
  Bobby Riggs 6 6 5 6
  John H. Cushingham 1 4 7 3   Bobby Riggs 12 6 6
  Jimmy Evert 6 6 6   Jimmy Evert 10 3 2
  Wayne Sabin 3 3 3   Bobby Riggs 6 7 6 6
  Welby Van Horn 6 7 9   Welby Van Horn 8 5 3 3
  William C. Crosby 3 5 7   Welby Van Horn 6 3 6 6
  Carl Earn 6 7 6   Carl Earn 4 6 3 2
  John Faunce 4 5 1   Bobby Riggs 9 3 6 7
  Don Budge 6 6 6   Don Budge 7 6 3 5
  Joseph Fishbach 1 1 1   Don Budge 6 6 6
  Elwood Cooke 9 9 9   Elwood Cooke 3 2 2
  Mitch Gornto 7 7 7   Don Budge 2 7 6 6
  Frank Kovacs 6 6 6   Frank Kovacs 6 5 4 4
  Frank Goeltz 1 0 4   Frank Kovacs 6 6 1 6
  John Nogrady 10 3 6 6   John Nogrady 2 4 6 4
  Pierre Pellizza 8 6 0 3

1950

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Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
  Jack Kramer 6 6
  Jimmy Evert 4 2   Jack Kramer 6 6 6
  Carl Earn 6 6   Carl Earn 1 2 3
  Al Doyle 3 2   Jack Kramer 4 10 6 4 3
  Pancho Segura 6 6   Pancho Segura 6 8 1 6 6
  John Nogrady 2 2   Pancho Segura 6 6 6
  Welby Van Horn 6 3 6   Welby Van Horn 0 2 2
  Joe Whalen 2 6 2   Pancho Segura 6 1 8 4
  Bobby Riggs 6 8   Frank Kovacs 1 6 6 4 rtd.
  Pierre Pellizza 1 6   Bobby Riggs 6 6 7
  Jack March 6 1 6   Jack March 4 1 5
  Gene Mako 2 6 3   Bobby Riggs 2 3 7 5
  Frank Parker 6 6   Frank Kovacs 6 6 5 7
  John Faunce 2 3   Frank Parker 0 0 1
  Frank Kovacs 6 6   Frank Kovacs 6 6 6
  Joe Fishbach 1 0

1951

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Cleveland

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Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
  Frank Kovacs 6 6
  Martin Buxby 0 2   Frank Kovacs 6 6 6
  Bill Tilden 7 6   Bill Tilden 4 3 3
  Wayne Sabin 5 3   Frank Kovacs 19 6 6
  Vinny Rurac 6 7   Don Budge 17 2 1
  Jack March 2 5   Vinny Rurac 2 1 5
  Don Budge 6 6   Don Budge 6 6 6
  Al Doyle 4 3   Frank Kovacs 6 3 6 1 9
  Carl Earn 6 6   Pancho Segura 2 6 3 6 7
  R. McFarland 3 1   Carl Earn 6 9 6
  Frank Parker 8 6   Frank Parker 2 7 3
  R. Rogers 6 0   Carl Earn 6 3 2 2
  Elwood Cooke 6 6   Pancho Segura 3 6 6 6
  George Lyttleton-Rogers 1 1   Elwood Cooke 1 1 4
  Pancho Segura 6 6   Pancho Segura 6 6 6
  George Richey 3 3

Forest Hills

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Round robin W–L   Pancho Segura   Pancho Gonzales   Bobby Riggs   Welby Van Horn   Frank Parker   Jack Kramer
1.   Pancho Segura 4–0 6–3, 6–4, 6–2 6–0, 8–6, 6–1 6–1, 6–2, 6–4 6–2, 6–2, 6–0
2.   Pancho Gonzales 3–1 3–6, 4–6, 2–6 6–3, 4–6, 6–2, 6–3 6–3, 8–6, 6–0 4–6, 6–1, 7–5, 6–2
3.   Bobby Riggs 2–2 0–6, 6–8, 1–6 3–6, 6–4, 2–6, 3–6 6–3, 8–10, 4–6, 6–4, 6–4 6–3, 17–15, 6–2
4.   Welby Van Horn 1–3 1–6, 2–6, 4–6 3–6, 6–8, 0–6 3–6, 10–8, 6–4, 4–6, 4–6 3–6, 6–3, 3–6, 10–8, 6–2
5.   Frank Parker 0–5 2–6, 2–6, 0–6 6–4, 1–6, 5–7, 2–6 3–6, 15–17, 2–6 6–3, 3–6, 6–3, 8–10, 2–6 6–4, 0–6, 6–4, 0–6, 3–6
6.   Jack Kramer1 1–0 4–6, 6–0, 4–6, 6–0, 6–3

1 withdrew due to injury.

1952

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Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
  Pancho Gonzales 6 6
  Frank Rerlcha 0 2   Pancho Gonzales 6 8 6
  John Howard 3 7 6   John Howard 0 10 0
  Jerry Evert 6 5 4   Pancho Gonzales 6 6 6
  Frank Kovacs 6 6   Frank Kovacs 3 3 3
  Vic Braden 3 2   Frank Kovacs 6 7
  Jack March 6 8   Jack March 2 5
  Ed Burke 3 6   Pancho Gonzales 6 4 6 4 0
  Pancho Segura 6 6   Pancho Segura 3 6 3 6 6
  Jim Hendrix 2 2   Pancho Segura 6 6
  Al Doyle 6 6   Al Doyle 2 0
  Tom Burke 4 2   Pancho Segura 6 6 6
  Don Budge 6 6   Don Budge 0 3 2
  Henry Kenny 1 2   Don Budge 6 6
  Jack Rodgers 6 2 6   Jack Rodgers 3 2
  George Richey 4 6 3

1953

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Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
  Pancho Gonzales 6 6
  Jack Rodgers 8 6   Jack Rodgers 3 4
  Jerry Evert 6 2   Pancho Gonzales 6 6
  Bobby Riggs 9 6   Bobby Riggs 3 2
  Vic Braden 7 2   Bobby Riggs 6 6
  Carl Earn 6 6   Carl Earn 2 4
  J. Morton 3 1   Pancho Gonzales 4 6 7 6
  Don Budge 6 4 5 2
  Frank Kovacs 6 6
  Al Doyle 4 6 6   Al Doyle 2 4
  George Richey 6 4 1   Frank Kovacs 9 4
  Robert Rodgers 3 6 6   Don Budge 11 6
  D. Martin 6 4 4   Robert Rodgers 4 3
  Don Budge w/o   Don Budge 6 6
  Joe Whalen

1954

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  • Note – Sources vary as to which event was the U.S. Pro in 1954. At the time, Los Angeles had the semi-official title.

Cleveland

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Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
  Pancho Gonzales 6 6
  Al Doyle 1 2
  Pancho Gonzales 6 6 6
  Carl Earn 6 6   Don Budge 2 3 4
  Elwood Cooke 1 4   Carl Earn 6 5 2
  Don Budge 6 6   Don Budge 3 7 6
  Bobby Riggs 4 4   Pancho Gonzales 6 9 3 6
  Frank Sedgman 6 6   Frank Sedgman 3 7 6 2
  Vic Braden 0 1   Frank Sedgman 6 6
  Frank Kovacs 6 6   Frank Kovacs 1 4
  Thomas Burke 3 3   Frank Sedgman 6 7 2 6
  Pancho Segura 2 5 6 4
  Jack Rodgers 0 2
  Pancho Segura 6 6

Los Angeles

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Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
  Pancho Gonzales 6 8
  Robert Harman 4 6   Pancho Gonzales 6 6
  Gene Mako 6 6   Gene Mako 0 3
  Jack Jossi 1 4   Pancho Gonzales 6 6 6
  Samuel Match 6 6   Frank Sedgman 4 4 4
  Wayne Sabin 1 2   Samuel Match 3 2
  Frank Sedgman 6 6   Frank Sedgman 6 6
  Pierre Pallizza 0 1   Pancho Gonzales 6 4 2 6 6
  Carl Earn 6 6   Pancho Segura 4 6 6 2 4
  Walter Wesbrook 2 2   Carl Earn 6 6
  Bob Rogers 6 6   Bob Rogers 1 3
  George Toley 3 4   Carl Earn 2 3 1
  Constantin Tanacescu 6 6   Pancho Segura 6 6 6
  John Faunce 3 4   Constantin Tanacescu 0 1
  Ben Gorchakoff 0 2   Pancho Segura 6 6
  Pancho Segura 6 6

1955

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Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
  Pancho Gonzales 21 21
  Frank Parker 21 21   Frank Parker 15 13
  John Faunce 13 17   Pancho Gonzales 21 13 22
  Frank Kovacs 18 21 20
  Frank Kovacs 21 21
  Bobby Riggs 21 21   Bobby Riggs 15 13
  Martin Buxby 17 19   Pancho Gonzales 21 19 21 20 21
  Pancho Segura 16 21 8 22 19
  Don Budge 20 21 12
  Carl Earn 21 21   Carl Earn 22 13 21
  Vinnie Rurac 15 12   Carl Earn 15 17
  Pancho Segura 21 21
  Pancho Segura 21 21
  Fred Perry 21 18 21   Fred Perry 12 10
  Al Doyle 15 21 12

1956

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Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                  
  Pancho Segura 21 21 21
  Gene Garrett 13 8 10
  Pancho Segura 21 21 21
  Tony Trabert 13 10 16
  Tony Trabert 21 21 21
  Carl Earn 11 17 7
  Pancho Segura 15 21 14 20
  Pancho Gonzales 21 13 21 22
  Pancho Gonzales 21 21 33
  Frank Parker 16 17 31
  Pancho Gonzales 23 21 21
  Rex Hartwig 21 18 18
  Rex Hartwig 21 21 21
  Frank Kovacs 10 13 16

1957

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Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
              
  Pancho Gonzales 6 6
  Frank Parker 2 3
  Pancho Gonzales 3 11 8
  Tony Trabert 6 9 6
  Tony Trabert 6 9
  Frank Kovacs 3 7
  Pancho Gonzales 6 3 7 6
  Pancho Segura 3 6 5 1
  Ken Rosewall 6 6
  Bobby Riggs 2 2
  Ken Rosewall 2 3
  Pancho Segura 6 6
  Pancho Segura 8 6
  Dinny Pails 6 4

1958

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Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
              
  Pancho Gonzales 6 7
  Armando Vieira 3 5
  Pancho Gonzales 6 6
  Pancho Segura 4 3
  Pancho Segura 6 6
  Al Doyle 1 3
  Pancho Gonzales 3 4 14 6 6
  Lew Hoad 6 6 12 1 4
  Lew Hoad 5 6 6
  Frank Parker 7 2 4
  Lew Hoad 6 13
  Tony Trabert 2 11
  Tony Trabert 6 6
  Bobby Riggs 3 1

1959

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Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
              
  Pancho Gonzales 6 6
  Jerry DeWitts 3 1
  Pancho Gonzales 6 3 6
  Ashley Cooper 3 6 3
  Ashley Cooper 6 6
  Frank Parker 4 2
  Pancho Gonzales 6 6 6
  Lew Hoad 4 2 4
  Pancho Segura 6 6
  Malcolm Anderson 0 3
  Pancho Segura 6 2
  Lew Hoad 8 6
  Lew Hoad 6 6
  Bobby Riggs 2 3

1960

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Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
  Tony Trabert 6 6
  Frank Parker 0 2   Tony Trabert 4 6 6
  Pancho Segura 6 4 4
  Tony Trabert 5 4
  Alex Olmedo 4 6 6   Alex Olmedo 7 6
  Sam Giammalva 6 3 1   Alex Olmedo 6 7
  Ashley Cooper 4 5

1961

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First round Second round Third round Semifinal Final
  Pancho Gonzales 6 6
  Andrés Gimeno 4 3
  Andrés Gimeno 6
  Frank Parker 0
  Frank Parker 6
  Armando Vieira 6   Armando Vieira 3
  Al Doyle 3   Pancho Gonzales 6 7
  Sam Giammalva w/o   Frank Sedgman 3 5
  Jack Arkinstall   Sam Giammalva 8
  Bobby Riggs 6
  Sam Giammalva 2
  Barry MacKay 6
  Barry MacKay 4 9
  Frank Sedgman 6 11

1962

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Semifinals Final
          
  Earl Buchholz 6 6
  Jack Arkinstall 2 4
  Earl Buchholz 6 6 6
  Pancho Segura 4 3 4
  Pancho Segura 6 7 11
  Barry MacKay 4 9 9

1963

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Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                     
  Rod Laver 6 1 6 6
  Pancho Segura 2 6 2 3
  Rod Laver 5 6 6 6
  Earl Buchholz 7 4 4 3
  Earl Buchholz 6 6 6
  Lew Hoad 4 1 2
  Rod Laver 4 2 2
  Ken Rosewall 6 6 6
  Alex Olmedo 10 2 6 6
  Pancho Gonzales 8 6 0 1
  Alex Olmedo 3 3 9
  Ken Rosewall 6 6 11
  Ken Rosewall 6 6 6
  Tony Trabert 2 2 2

1964

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Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
  Ken Rosewall 6 6 10
  Lew Hoad 6 0 6   Lew Hoad 8 3 8
  Mike Davies 4 6 4   Ken Rosewall 3 6 3 2
  Rod Laver 6 3 6 6
  Rod Laver 4 9 6
  Earl Buchholz 6 6   Earl Buchholz 6 7 1
  Luis Ayala 4 2   Rod Laver 4 6 7 6
  Pancho Gonzales 6 3 5 4
  Andrés Gimeno 6 6
  Alex Olmedo 12 7 6   Alex Olmedo 3 3
  Sam Giammalva 14 5 2   Andrés Gimeno 3 3 6
  Pancho Gonzales 6 6 8
  Pancho Gonzales 6 6
  Pancho Segura 9 6   Pancho Segura 4 2
  Barry MacKay 7 1

1965

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Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
  Earl Buchholz 6 6
  Luis Ayala 6 3 7   Luis Ayala 3 2
  Frank Sedgman 4 6 5   Earl Buchholz 9 5 4 3
  Rod Laver 7 7 6 6
  Rod Laver 6 6
  Barry MacKay 6 6   Barry MacKay 3 2
  Sam Giammalva 4 4   Rod Laver 4 3 3
  Ken Rosewall 6 6 6
  Ken Rosewall 6 10 6
  Malcolm Anderson 9 6   Malcolm Anderson 1 12 4
  Alex Olmedo 7 4   Ken Rosewall 6 6 6
  Pancho Gonzales 3 2 4
  Pancho Gonzales 6 6
  Pancho Segura 7 6   Pancho Segura 3 3
  Mike Davies 5 3

1966

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Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
  Andrés Gimeno 6 6
  Lew Hoad 6 6   Lew Hoad 4 3
  Pancho Segura 2 3   Andrés Gimeno 3 3 5
  Rod Laver 6 6 7
  Rod Laver 6 6
  Mike Davies 6 10 6   Mike Davies 3 4
  Barry MacKay 4 12 4   Rod Laver 6 4 6 8 6
  Ken Rosewall 4 6 2 10 3
  Earl Buchholz 6 6
  Luis Ayala 9 4 6   Luis Ayala 4 4
  Pierre Barthès 7 6 4   Earl Buchholz 0 3 2
  Ken Rosewall 6 6 6
  Ken Rosewall 8 6
  Malcolm Anderson 6 6   Malcolm Anderson 6 4
  Sam Giammalva 2 1

1967

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Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
  Ken Rosewall 7 6 6
  Malcolm Anderson 5 8 3   Ken Rosewall 6 6
  Mike Davies 6 9 11   Mike Davies 0 2
  Pierre Barthès 1 11 9   Ken Rosewall 5 2
  Andrés Gimeno 7 6
  Pancho Segura 3 3
  Andrés Gimeno 6 6
  Andrés Gimeno 6 4 3 5
  Dennis Ralston 6 6   Rod Laver 4 6 6 7
  Earl Buchholz 2 3   Dennis Ralston 7 3 5
  Fred Stolle 6 6   Fred Stolle 5 6 7
  Barry MacKay 3 4   Fred Stolle 6 2 3
  Luis Ayala 1 6 16   Rod Laver 4 6 6
  Sam Giammalva 6 1 14   Luis Ayala 1 2
  Rod Laver 6 6   Rod Laver 6 6
  Alex Olmedo 1 2

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